The outbreak of the new coronavirus variant virus Omicron community, the government hastily tightened anti-epidemic measures from last Friday (7th), and the economy has suffered setbacks in the recovery.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced yesterday (11th) that the fifth round of the anti-epidemic fund will be launched, with an amount of about 4 billion yuan. Details will be announced on Friday.
A head of the restaurant's siuwei department pointed out that three months ago, he thought that the market would slowly recover in the coming year. , The company is now forcing employees to take unpaid leave. He is worried that the Chinese New Year is coming, and everything will be an expense.
The chairman of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Federation of Labour Associations and a member of the Legislative Council, Lam Chun-shing, said that if the government intends to continue to follow the procedures and standards of the fourth round of fund distribution last year, the subsidies will only fall into the hands of employers and bosses, and front-line employees will not benefit at all. Engaged in beauty and makeup, and freelance workers, both failed to benefit.
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Carrie Lam: The fifth round of anti-epidemic funds is about 4 billion
Listed premises have been closed for at least 14 days since last Friday, and catering premises have also been banned from dine-in in the evening market, causing economic setbacks.
Carrie Lam said yesterday that the content of the fifth round of the Anti-epidemic Fund will be based on the fourth round and will be divided into two parts.
Part of it is aimed at the listed premises directly affected by the epidemic prevention measures, such as catering premises with tightened business hours, beauty salons, etc.; the other part mainly benefits some industries that have been frozen for a long time.
She pointed out that after the last round of funds was buried, about 4 billion yuan was left, which is enough for the fifth round of anti-epidemic funds. Even if the amount is not enough, you can apply to the Legislative Council for funding. She stressed that she did not want to close the premises for a long time, and hoped that subsidies could be provided as soon as possible. Details will be announced on Friday.
The head of the restaurant's siuwei department: there is a shortage of staff for rework
Mr. Ye, the head of the siuwei department of a restaurant in Fortress Hill, said that since the government announced the tightening of anti-epidemic measures last Friday, the restaurant has started to cut staff significantly. In addition to ordering the supervisor to arrange for compulsory unpaid leave for employees, regardless of whether Senior or junior positions, only a few hundred yuan per day for work.
After dine-in in the evening market, the restaurant stopped long-term work and fired casual workers. On weekdays, 5 to 6 employees were basically assigned to take care of the take-out operation, but the manpower was actually not enough.
The end of the year is coming to an end, and many people want to return to more jobs, but there is no way. As a supervisor, you must distribute evenly, and the company must reduce manpower expenses.
Mr. Ye, the head of the restaurant's siuwei department
Reunion dinner and spring tea orders cancelled: it seems to be back in 2020
Mr. Ye said that in the past, the government launched four rounds of anti-epidemic funds, as employees have no share, and criticized that all government help is limited to employers.
"Several departments have been in the dim sum department, siuwei department, and the floor area, but if you have a job, you can't do anything about it. According to their (boss), if you don't want to go back, just change careers." He pointed out that the restaurant used to rely on New Year’s dinner and spring tea for its income. The group that originally went with him three months ago began to recruit people everywhere. He thought that this year, the Lunar New Year would be better, and the number of banquet orders exceeded 100. The sudden fifth wave of the epidemic caused all orders to be canceled. "It feels like turning back to 2020." ”
Affected by the fifth wave of the epidemic, many restaurants immediately stopped working, and the grassroots complained.
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Labour urges government to be flexible with work certificates
Lam Chun-shing, chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Associations and a member of the labour sector of the Legislative Council, said that the last round of the fund was only 6.4 billion yuan, which only benefited some listed premises. The original amount was not enough to help grass-roots employees. , If the fifth round of fund distribution is only about 4 billion yuan, he may not be enough to solve the difficult situation.
He also said that in the past several epidemic fund distributions have required citizens to provide work certificates, but many industries have no license classification, but they are all types of work affected by the epidemic measures. It is difficult for them to get assistance.
Lam Chun-shing, a member of the labor sector of the Legislative Council, pointed out that the amount is not enough to help grass-roots employees. In the past, it was only the hands of employers.
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Qiu Yiucheng, director of the Rights Committee of the Federation of Trade Unions, said that he welcomes the government's fund to help the industry again. Unfortunately, if the government continues to follow the standards of the previous round of disbursement of funds, I am afraid that grassroots employees will never be able to benefit.
He pointed out that many freelancers, such as some specializing in wedding makeup and fitness coaches, do not have a fixed employment or MPF certificate, but their work is affected by the epidemic measures. He suggested that the government can flexibly recognize qualifications, such as providing food bills or taxation. Bureau certificate.
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